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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III - The Last Hunters.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the original name of John Cabot?
(a) Juan Cabota.
(b) Hans Kabut.
(c) Jean Cabotte.
(d) Giovanni Caboto.

2. What was the French salt tax called?
(a) Gabelle.
(b) Franc sel.
(c) Sels tax.
(d) Gabargent.

3. In Peru, Clarence Birdseye found a way to covert crushed remains of sugar cane into _____.
(a) Cloth.
(b) Dog food.
(c) Paper.
(d) Paint.

4. Blackfish are considered _____.
(a) Bottom feeders.
(b) Very valuable.
(c) A useless fish.
(d) A by-catch of cod fishing.

5. What commodity did Bartholomew Gosnold find in North America?
(a) Gold.
(b) Potatoes.
(c) Sassafras.
(d) Corn.

Short Answer Questions

1. Newlyn is really a _____ town.

2. What is the name of the Cornish fishing port on the most seaward tip of England?

3. From Newfoundland to southern New England, there is a series of shallow areas called _____.

4. In an otter trawl, the bottom opening is maintained by a chain made more mobile by metal _____.

5. Estimates on fish stock sizes are misinterpreted because they are based on landings and not on _____.

(see the answer key)

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